WESTERNPORT, Md. (AP) — Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon as water began to breach the second floor, according to local officials.

The elementary school sits near Georges Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River ... "All the teachers and school staff, their cars were underwater," Wade said.

About 140 students and staff from Westernport Elementary ... for Potomac Fire Company No. 2, a volunteer department. Water levels rose as high as one foot outside the school’s main entrance ...

At the local elementary school, 150 students and 50 staff had to be rescued as flooding ... The department, known as Potomac Fire Company No. 2, said as its facility flooded, they established ...

Rescue boats were deployed to evacuate the students from Westernport Elementary School in Westernport, about 160 miles west of Baltimore, after the North Branch Potomac River and some tributaries ...

Potomac Fire Co. No. 2 Public Information ... First responders rescued 150 students and 50 staff from Westernport Elementary school amid the rising water using boats and high-water vehicles.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon ... the public that students and staff were safe as concerned parents and ...

Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon as ... Officials reassured the public that students and staff were safe as concerned parents ...